boredom
noun /ˈbɔːdəm/
/ˈbɔːrdəm/
[uncountable]- the state of feeling bored; the fact of being very boring
厌烦；厌倦；无聊 - I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.
由于实在闲极无聊，我开始无节制地大吃起来。 - Television helps to relieve the boredom of the long winter evenings.
电视有助于打发漫长无聊的冬夜。 - I noticed her short attention span and low boredom threshold (= she got bored very quickly).
我注意到她注意力持续时间短，无聊门槛低。
Topics Feelingsb2- An MP3 player can relieve the boredom of running.
跑步时带着 MP3 播放器就不会那么乏味了。 - I'd die of boredom if I lived in the country.
如果住在农村，我会无聊死的。 - Sorting mail is not a job for people with a low boredom threshold.
分拣邮件不适合那些不太能忍受乏味工作的人。 - Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.
失业会让你无聊得发疯。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- utter
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- prevent
- alleviate
- avoid
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- a low boredom threshold
- I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.